The surname Kwiatkevsky is derived from Polish word "kwiat," which means "flower." In some instances this name is of local origin deriving from a place who name incorporated "kwiat," in other instances the name may have been used occupationally for someone who in some way worked with flowers.

Kwiatkevsky Early Origins

Kwiatkevsky Spelling Variations

Kwiatkevsky Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: kwiatek, Kwiat, Kwiatkowski,Kwiatosinski, Kwietnieski, Kviatkovsky and many more.

Kwiatkevsky Early History

Kwiatkevsky Early History

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Kwiatkevsky Early Notables (pre 1700)

Kwiatkevsky Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Catharina Kwiatkanska, who arrived at Baltimore in 1893; John Kwiat-Koski, who came to Pennsylvania in 1871; Joseph Kwiatkoski, who was naturalized in Texas in 1918.

The Kwiatkevsky Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Kwiatkevsky Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.